Broadcast Forms
Below is a list of the Media Bureau's broadcast forms that MUST be electronically filed via CDBS. Paper filings of these forms will not be accepted unless accompanied by a request for waiver with ample justification as to why the form cannot be electronically filed.
| 301 | Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station | |
| 301-CA | Application for Authority to Make Changes in a Class A Television Broadcast Station | |
| 302-CA | Application for Class A Television Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License | |
| 302-DTV | Application for Digital Television Broadcast Station License | |
| 302-FM | Application for FM Broadcast Station License | |
| 303-S | Application for Renewal of Broadcast Station License | |
| 314 | Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License | |
| 315 | Application for Consent to Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License | |
| 316 | Application for Consent to Assign Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License or to Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License | |
| 317 | Annual DTV Ancillary/Supplementary Services Report for Digital Television Stations | |
| 318 | Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station | |
| 319 | Application for Low Power FM Broadcast Station License | |
| 323 | Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations | Form 323 Web Site |
| 323-E | Ownership Report for Noncommercial Educational Broadcast Stations | |
| 335-AM | AM Digital Notification | |
| 335-FM | FM Digital Notification | |
| 337 | Application for Extension of Time to Construct a Digital Television Broadcast Station | |
| 340 | Construction Permit for Reserved Channel Noncommercial Educational Broadcast Station | |
| 345 | Application for Transfer of Control of a Corporate Licensee or Permittee, or for Assignment of License or Permit of TV or FM Translator Station or Low Power Television Station | |
| 346 | Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station | |
| 347 | Application for a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station License | |
| 349 | Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an FM Translator or FM Booster Station | |
| 350 | Application for an FM Translator or FM Booster Station License | |
| 387 | DTV Transition Status Report | |
| 388 | DTV Quarterly Activity Station Report | |
| 396 | Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Program Report | |
| 396-A | Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Model Program Report | |
| 397 | Boadcast Mid-Term Report |
Broadcasters can also file the following informal forms (***) through CDBS:
| *** | Change in Official Mailing Address for Broadcast Station |
| *** | Consummation Notice |
| *** | Silent STA/Notification of Suspension/Resumption of Operations/Extension of STA Request |
| *** | STA Engineering Request/STA Legal Request/Extension of STA Request |
| *** | DTV Transition Notification |
Cable Forms
Below is a list of the Media Bureau's cable forms that MUST be electronically filed via COALS.
| 320 | Basic Signal Leakage Performance Report | Form 320 Web Site Basic Signal Leakage (CLI) Rules |
| 321 | Aeronautical Frequency Notification | Form 321 MVPD Web Site Form 321 Non-cable MVPDs Web Site AFN Rules |
| 322 | Cable Community Registration | Form 322 Web Site |
| 324 | Cable Operator, Mail Address, and Operational Information Changes | Form 324 Web Site |
| 325 | Annual Cable Operator Report | FCC List of PSIDs to File Year 2010 Form 325 |
| 327 | Application for Cable Television Relay Service Station (CARS) Authorization | Form 327 Web Site CARS Search Form CARS Rules Word | Acrobat |
Additional Forms
| 328 | Certification of Franchising Authority to Regulate Basic Cable Service Rates and Initial Findings of Lack of Effective Competition | |
| 394 | Application for Franchise Authority Consent to Assignment or Transfer of Control of Cable Television Franchise | Excel |
| 395-A | Cable Television Annual Employment Report | SUSPENDED by Commission Order FCC 01-34. PDF |
| 395-B | Broadcast Station Annual Employment Report | SUSPENDED by Commission Order FCC 01-34. PDF |
| 398 | Children's Television Programing Report | PDF Children's TV Web Site Form Instructions |
| 1200 | Setting Maximum Permitted Rates for Regulated Cable Systems for First Time Filers | Excel | PDF |
| 1205 | Determining Costs of Regulated Cable Equipment and Installation | Excel | PDF |
| 1210 | Updating Maximum Permitted Rates for Regulated Cable Systems | Excel | PDF |
| 1220 | Cost of Service Filing for Regulated Cable Systems | Instructions Excel 4.0 Lotus 123 3.1 for DOS Lotus 123 4.0 for Windows |
| 1240 | Annual Updating of Maximum Permitted Rates for Regulated Cable Systems | Excel | PDF |
| 1275 | Certification for Open Video Systems | Excel | PDF |
For more information pertaining to the Media Bureau, please call: (202) 418-7200.
